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CHILOQUIN, OREGON
VOL. 3 NO. 6
KLAMATH INFORMATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM
JUNE 1958
ELNATHAN DAVIS. AMONG GROUP NAMED
TO COMMUNITY COUNCIL DIRECTORSHIP
Klnatlian Davis, a Klamath
tribal member, was recently
elected to serve for three years
on the hoard of directors of the
Klamath County Community
Council. (For complete story and
picture of Klnatlian see Sept.,
1957. issue of the Tribune.
Six other prominent figures in
the Klamath county community
were also elected as directors to
serve for three year terms in
cluding County Judge Charlie
Mack and Mayor William Slater
of Klamath Falls. Fourteen others
w ere elected to one and two year
terms. Davis was also elected the
Hoard's first treasurer during the
June 16 meeting of the board of
directors.
The Community Council is a re
cently incorporated county-wide
organization representing all
major community groups inter
ested in meeting the health, re
creation, and welfare needs of the
community.
In addition to his active par
ticipation in the formation of the
Community Council, Davis has
been active in other community
development programs as well.
On the reservation. Davis has
been active in the tribal govern
ment. He is the voungest member
of the present tribal Kxecutive
Committee and has been serving
as its secretary. He was recently
reelected to serve another term
on the committee.
Davis states 'that as a member
of the council and as one of its
directors, he will do his utmost
to be of service to the community
as a whole. As an official of the
Klamath Tribe, he also feels a
special responsibility to do what
he can to serve his people who
constitute such an important
segment of the Klamath com
munity. The council is considering the
possibility of undertaking seven
projects: (1) establishment of an
information service concerning
health, education, and welfare;
(2) A study of the services avail
able for the care o"f transients and
migrant labor; (3) A study of the
availability of youth services; (4)
Development of a long range plan
relative to the region's Indian
population: (5) A study of the
need for consultation service, in
cluding marriage counseling; (6)
Determination of whether a new
hospital is needed here; and (' )
A study of the recreation services
within the citv and countv.
CERTIFIED ELECTION REPORT RELEASED
A certified report of the Tribal
Flection was officially released
bv the .Management Specialists
o'n May 2$: 195H.
This report revealed that of the
2,13.3 enrolled members of the
Klamath Tribe, votes to with
draw were made by or for 1,659
enrolled members. Kighty mem
bers' returned their completed
ballots t remain while 378 mem
bers did not cast any ballots. The
report further indicated that "the
ballots of sixteen enrolled mem
bers which were filed after the
close of the prescribed election
period were rejected because
there was no justifiable reason
for the late filing."
The Specialists have prepared
two list consisting of a list of
the withdrawing members and
another of the remaining mem
bers. The remaining list includes
the names of those who, accord
ing to the report, "are remaining
by reason of not having cast a
valid ballot or by reason of not
having voted at all."
An analysis of the restdts of
the election shows that of the
tribal members residing in Klam
ath and Lake counties, )U2 are
withdrawing and 377 remaining
members.
KNe where in the 'State of Ore
gon. 314 are withdrawing, and 35
remaining.
Outside the State of Oregon.
3X3 are withdrawing members
while 65 have been determined to
be remaining members.
HOUSE CONTINUES AMENDMENT
CONSIDERATION; WILKINSON GIVES
REPORTS ON SUR-COM. PROGRESS
The House Indian Subcom
mittee is still considering pos
sible amendments to the present
termination law. Glen Wilkinson,
the Klamath tribal attorney in
Washington has been providing a
day by day account of the de
velopments in Washington. His
letters to Delford Lang, chairman
of the tribal executive committee,
dated June 17, and June 18, 1958
are presented below.
Mr. Delford Lang, Chairman
Klamath Kxecutive Committee
Chiloquin. Oregon
Ke: Klamath C.eneral 10.2
Dear Delford:
This is to report on the addi
tional hearing of the House In
dian Subcommittee on S. 3051 and
H. K. 10375, the House companion
bill to S. 3051, on yesterday.
The meeting was called shortly
after 10:00 a. in. Present were
Chairman Ijaley, Congressmen
Merry, Aspinall, Sisk, Anderson
Tribal Leaders Give
Siaiemenl Al Hearings
The following statement was
presented by Boyd Jackson and
Jesse L. Kirk before the Indian
Subcommittee on June 16, 1958.
It was forwarded to Delford
Lang by tribal attorney Glen
Wilkinson on June 18, 1958.
No statements presented dur
ing the hearings by other tribal
officials were available for publi
cation in this issue of the Tri
bune. Statement of Boyd J. Jackson
and Jesse L. Kirk, Sr., before
Indian Subcommittee of House
Interior Committee, June 16,
1958.
This statement is submitted to
the Subcommittee for inclusion in
the record. This method is fol
lowed because we have been in
formed that the Committee has
inadmiatc time to hear our oral
presentation. This effort i also
(Continued Page 4. Col. 3)
and I'lhnan. Later. Congressmen
Miller, t'dall and Thomson ap
peared. Chairman Haley opened the
meeting and offered Congress
man I'llmau an opportunity to
make a statement. In brief, Con
gressman Clhnau reminded the
Subcommittee that the legisla
tion is terrifically important for
Oregon and the northwest, that
something must be done during
the present session of Congress,
and he agreed to support S. 3051
as a compromise proposal, al
though he had originally proposed
a federal purchase bill, lie pointed
out that S. 3051 allows private
operators to bid on property to
be put up for sale, and provides
hat if all or part is not bought,
the federal government will pur
chase at the appraised value. He
went on to indicate that such
legislation is necessary if sustain
ed yield operation is to be re
tained, that the Klamath Korest
is one of the largest remaining
poiiderosa pine stands, it requires
special tceatmeiit, and has a long
growth period, and is therefor
difficult for private operators to
handle under sustained yield.
I lr said that he felt S. 3051 pro
vided cmiitable compensation to
withdrawing members, that it
provided for sale of large blocks
and would attire sustained yield
operation. He said that he was in
f.or of this bill because there
w as vers little time w ithiti w hich
to get ac tion b the current con
gress, ;ind lie thercfoiu h.kd no
alternative except to go along
w 1 1 1 1 S. 3051.
At that point, liainnan I laley
introduced a telegram from Sup
erintendeut Miller giving a list
of the oting restdts pursuant to
Section 5 of I'. I.. 5S7. Iv'ecent
resolutions of the Kxecutive Com
.niittee and remaining member
were aKo introduced in the record
at that point.
(Continued Page 3, Col. 1)
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KUMATH COUNTY LI3MP